Topic: BatzP - Beersheba
The Battle of Beersheba
Palestine, 31 October 1917
Roll of Honour
Australian and New Zealand
Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men known to have given their lives in service of Australia and New Zealand during the Battle of Beersheba. Each entry details the full name of the soldier, the last unit to which he was attached and the date of death.
Roll of Honour
Frank ANSELL, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Sidney Charles ASHTON, Auckland Mounted Rifles, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
John Stephen "Jack" BEAZLEY, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Carl BECK, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Cecil BLOONG, Auckland Mounted Rifles, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
James Lowry BODKIN, the 9th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 1 November 1917.
John Richard BOUNDEY, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
William BRADBURY, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Hugh Charters BROWN, Wellington Mounted Rifles, died of wounds on 2 November 1917.
Colin Brodie BULL, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Reginald Hadderton BURROW,Auckland Mounted Rifles, died of wounds on 31 October 1917.
Harry BUNYAN, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Francis James BURTON, 4th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Frederic Michael CARNEY, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Norman Allen CHALLIS, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Bute Alfred CHARTERS, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Edward Randolph CLEAVER, 4th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 31 October 1917.
Harry Rex George COLEY, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
George Herbert COOKE, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Albert COTTER, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
[See: Cotter and the Gezireh Sports Club and Cotter and the Gezireh Sports Club, Part 2]
Ernest James CRAGGS, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
John Currie CUMMING, 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Robert Raymond DAWSON, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
John Herbert DEARMAN, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 31 October 1917.
Ejgie De NEERGAARD, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Frederick DENNIS, Auckland Mounted Rifles, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Thomas Stevenson DINSDALE, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 1 November 1917.
George Thomas DURHAM, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
John Henry FIELDING, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
William Thomas FLOOD, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Jack FOGWELL, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 3 November 1917.
Frederick Charles GATES, Wellington Mounted Rifles, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Walter Bede GREENHALGH, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Karl Fletcher HARGRAVE, 1st Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.William Henry HAWKINS, Auckland Mounted Rifles, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Cecil Thomas HILLS, 12th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 3 November 1917.
Thomas Roydon HOGARTH, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 1 November 1917.
William Irvine HUTCHINSON, 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, died of wounds on 31 October 1917.
William Henwood JOHNS, Auckland Mounted Rifles, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Francis KELLY, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
William Edward KERRIGAN, 4th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
James Murray KILPATRICK, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Walter Rodney KINGHORN, 4th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Sydney Moor LAKE, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
William Roy LANG, 1st Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, died of wounds on 31 October 1917.
Claude Michael LEAHY, 9th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Patrick Joseph LENEHAN, 1st Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Walter LITCHFIELD, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Sidney Alfred MADDISON, 1st Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
William Ernest MARKWELL, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
George Bernard MARTIN, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 1 November 1917.
Leslie Cecil MAYGAR, 8th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 1 November 1917.
Alexander Thomas McCLYMONT, 1st Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Francis Edmund McGRATH, 4th Light Horse Regiment died of wounds on 31 October 1917.
Thomas John MCMAHON , Engineering Field Troop, died of wounds on 4 November 1917.
Allan Gordon McMARTIN, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 1 November 1917.
Benjamin Peter George MEREDITH, 4th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Robert Thompson MILLER, Auckland Mounted Rifles, died of wounds on 31 October 1917.
Sidney Newman MITCHELL, 4th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Robert Herbert MORLEY, 4th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Donald James MORRISON, 9th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Clem Lidsan RANFORD, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
John REINEKE, 4th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 1 November 1917.
George Henry RICHARDS, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Alan Chamberlain RODGERS, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 2 November 1917.
Morton Reginald SANDLAND, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Norman Edward Johnson SCHMIDT, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Clifford SMITH, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Joseph William SMITH, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
John Thomas STILL, 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, died of wounds on 1 November 1917.
Robert William STOWER, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 31 October 1917.
Walter SWANSTON, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 1 November 1917.
Archibald Stuart TRELIGAS, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 1 November 1917.
Henry Charles TROWBRIDGE, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 1 November 1917.
Harold TUCK, 1st Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 1 November 1917.
Allan Stuart WALLACE, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
George Rickart WEEKS, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Clifford Knapsey WHEELENS, 4th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 4 November 1917.
Peter George WHITE, Auckland Mounted Rifles, killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Edward WOMERSLEY, 4th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 2 November 1917.
Mervyn Cyrnos WOODD, 12th Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 31 October 1917.
Alfred Clive WOOSTER, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds on 2 November 1917.
Lest we forget
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Further Reading:
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: The Battle of Beersheba Palestine, 31 October 1917, Australian and New Zealand Roll of Honour
